NJ dusted by light snow, but more on the horizon for early next week

Snow falls on Westfield earlier this month in a file photo. Today only a light coating fell on most of the state - but there could be more on the horizon, says the National Weather Service.John O'Boyle/The Star-Ledger

A light snow fell on much of the state this morning, but it proved more picturesque than problematic, said the National Weather Service.

The 1 to 2 inches of snow that dusted most of New Jersey didn’t warrant official advisories or warnings, except in the far southern tier of the state, from Cape May and Atlantic counties west to Salem and Cumberland, said Valerie Meola, a meteorologist with the Service’s office in Mount Holly. That advisory ends at 1 p.m.

“For the most part, it’s been pretty light,” Meola said.

With temperatures locked in the 20s throughout the state, freezing and slippery untreated surfaces remain a possible concern, she said. Tonight, temperatures will tumble into the single digits in the northern part of the state, Meola said.

But more snow is on the horizon. Another possible storm could sweep the area over the weekend, bringing a few light flurries forecasters said.

Then Monday, accumulating snowfall is likely, requiring plowing on roads, said Joey Picca, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's office in Upton, N.Y. Still, variables in temperature and tracking of moisture mean forecast models are still uncertain about how long the storm would last or how much snow it might bring, Picca said.